Sanders v. State

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A Hancock County jury convicted Edna Mae Sanders of murdering her husband, Sherman Sanders, and the judge sentenced her to life in prison. The Court of Appeals reversed her conviction and remanded for a new trial based on the trial court’s error in denying a “no duty to retreat” instruction, and its error in suppressing evidence. Sanders v. State, 77 So.3d 497, 506-07 (Miss.Ct.App. 2011). We granted the State’s petition for writ of certiorari. After full review, we agree with the Court of Appeals’ ultimate disposition. We write to address…